Postcode district · Eastbourne
Crime in BN23
How much crime is recorded in BN23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 37,751 (2024)
BN23Postcode district · Eastbourne
How safe is BN23
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN23, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN23National
Shoplifting27.18.4
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Public order5.44.6
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Drugs3.52.4
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.